Category Manager IT

Over de baan

Landal’s central procurement department supports the entire organization in managing indirect spend and professionalizing procurement processes. You’ll be part of a professional procurement team focused on collaboration, strategic growth, and innovation across multiple categories. Within the IT category, you’ll work closely with stakeholders such as IT leadership, outsourcing partners, and internal teams, serving as a senior-level sparring partner.

Wat je gaat doen

As a Category Buyer IT, you will shape the direction of Landal’s IT procurement strategy. You understand the IT market, identify trends, and translate them into action plans. You are responsible for both the strategic development of the category and the day-to-day procurement operations. Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing and implementing a forward-looking procurement strategy for IT; in essence develop a category plan in close cooperation with the business owners.
• Leading and coordinating procurement activities within the category, including outsourcing.
• Managing relationships with existing suppliers and sourcing new strategic partners.
• Acting as a senior counterpart for internal stakeholders, including IT and other business functions.
• Analyzing market developments and translating them into organizational opportunities.
• Strengthening collaboration with multifunctional teams and ensuring internal alignment.
• Ensuring continuity in daily operations and maintaining a smooth “business as usual” process. Building internal support for the IT procurement vision and strategy.

Your primary workplace is Amsterdam, with the flexibility to work from home. For a full-time position, we expect you to be at the office at least three days a week.

Wie je bent

You combine strategic thinking with a practical, hands-on approach. You feel at home in a dynamic environment and know how to connect with people at different levels. You have a strong sense of what’s happening both inside the organization and in the market. You also bring:

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree level of working and thinking.
• At least 5 years of experience in indirect procurement, focus on IT.
• Experience working in multifunctional teams and with global outsourcing partners.
• A solid network and knowledge of the IT supplier landscape.
• Experience in senior-level stakeholder management.
• Outside in view and market knowledge of IT developments and innovation.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• A proactive, collaborative, and results-oriented mindset.
• Basic knowledge of Dutch language.

Wat we je bieden

Together we do everything we can to offer our guests and our colleagues the best. If you participate, we will reward your work with:

• An annual contract with a trial period of one month, whereby we would of course ultimately be happy to employ you permanently.
• A salary between €5.733,- and €8.190,- gross per month on a full-time basis*.
• A bonus scheme.
• 27 days' holiday for a full-time working week* with the option to purchase 10 additional days off.
• Flexible working hours and the possibility of (partly) working from home.
• Working from home allowance of €2,45 per home working day.
• A lease car or a mobility budget*.
• Training and education options.
• Participation in the Recreation pension fund. The standard retirement date in this scheme is 67 years. The premium for this old-age pension is 21.8% of the pension basis, with Landal and you each paying half.
• Possibility of paid additional maternity and parental leave.
• Various group insurance policies, including free continuous travel insurance for you and your family.
• A favorable staff booking scheme.

* A full-time employment contract at Landal has a 38-hour working week, which is equivalent to a 5-day working week. If you have a part-time employment contract, your salary and vacation days are calculated pro rata.